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PATENTED MAY 19,1903/ 1 J. H. vMoGrEIIEE & M. T. BOWER. y

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UNITED STATES Fatented May 19,1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

.IoHN H. MCGEHEE AND MARCUS 'r'. BRCW'ER, oF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

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` SPECIFICATION forming part of. Lettersrrjatent No, 728404, dated May19, 1903.

Application ined July 1, 1902.- Yserai 115.113.992. (No modem T0 allwhom it may con/cern: f

Be it known that we,JOHN H. MCGEHEE and MARCUS T. BROWER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at San Jose, in the county of Santa Claraand State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cartons; and We do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of thesame.

This invention relates to a carton for fruit, candy, and the like. Inthis class of devices it is desirable that the package shall not onlylserve as a convenient carrier, but also that it shall serve the' purposeof presenting an attractive and enticing display of the containedarticles. It is also desirable that the package shall be cheap andsimple of construction and be readily adaptable to the methods ofpacking or filling usually employed.

The object, therefore, of the present invention is to provide a cartoncheap and simple in character which will serve not only as a carrier forthe transportation of ripe fruit and the like, but shall also serve todisplay its contents in an attractive manner. These objects areaccomplished by means of the devices illustrated in theaccompanyingdraw-v ings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of our carton asacarrier, showingits contents arranged there- 1n. of the carton or sheetfrom which the carrier shown in Fig. 1 is formed. v

Referring to the drawings, lis a carton, box, receptacle, or carrier ofany suitable form adapted to be opened from its lower side and havingits top provided with a displayopening 2, occupying less than the areainclosed by the sides. vThis opening 2 is cut from the material of thetop, leaving a flange or edge 3 surrounding it and projecting inwardlyfrom the lateral sides of the boxvor carrier, an inwardly-projectingflange to the sides of the box forming a passe-partout of the top of thebox or carrier and integral therewith.

The opening 2 may be of any suitable or orn amental character, and itsinner edge may be formed into an ornamental design to add attractivenessto thepacking.

Fig. 2 is a plan view, on a smaller scale,

Y Referring to-Fig. 2, it will be seen that the -carton from which the.carrier is formed has its central portion or that part of 'thecartonwhich when formed into a carrier' constitutes when properly bent andinterlocked it will form the display box or carrier illustrated inFig. 1. The part 3 within the central square of dotted lines constitutethe top of the box or inwardly-projecting iange of the sides. The partsmarked 4 form the sides of the box when bent along the dotted linesWhere they adjoin part 3. l By means of their notches 5 they interlockwith each other. The parts 6 and 7 bent along their dotted linesconstitute anouter or double side to the box over the locked sides andalso a closing and locking portion for the bottom of the carrier. Thehook-formed part 8 interlockswith the slit9 to secure the bottom againstaccidental opening. The parts 10 and 11 constitute protectin g-stripsforming a partial double bottom for the box. The openings 12 and 13 areventilating-openings. p

Having now described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A fiat box-blank having a part adapted to constitutethe top of the boxprovided with a displayopening of less area than the part to leave acontinuous surrounding Aiiange, parts secured to the edges of the'toppart arranged to constitute the box sides and ends, and.

JOHN H. MCGEHEE. MARCUS T. BRCWER.

I Witnesses:

D. W. DILL, M. T. HUBBARD.

